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Work and Mental Distress Among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Overview
Journal Rev Bras Enferm
Specialty Nursing
Date 2023 Dec 6
PMID 38055483
Authors
Darci Francisco Dos Santos Junior
Marina Nolli Bittencourt
Priscila Maria Marcheti
Jose Luis da Cunha Pena
Suellen Cristina da Silva Chaves
Angelica Martins de Souza Goncalves
Alessandra Matheus Domingos
Maria do Perpetuo do Socorro de Sousa Nobrega
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Abstract

Objective: To assess the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and the social, clinical, and occupational profile of nurses in the Amazon region of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional online study was conducted in 2020 with 261 nurses. The Symptom Assessment Scale-40 was utilized.

Results: The presence of pre-existing conditions before the pandemic was associated with psychotism (p=0.044). Experiencing constraints and/or violence at work during the pandemic was associated with somatization (p=0.025), and working hours were associated with anxiety (p=0.025). Nurses predominantly exhibited symptoms related to fear (33.7%), tension (34.5%), and a sense that something is wrong in the mind (22.6%).

Conclusions: A significant association was observed between working hours and anxiety symptoms, the experience of constraints and/or violence at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and somatization symptoms, as well as between pre-existing conditions and psychotism symptoms related to COVID-19.

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